Awning bracket



May-'20, 1930.

E. H. scH-[ANE AWNING BRACKET Filed oct. 27, 1928 Patented May 20, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE` EDWARD H. SCHANE,OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE IEANNER- MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A` CORPORATION OF OI-IIO AWN ING BRACKET Application filed October 27, 1928. Serial No. 315,418.

This invention relates to a bracket particularly adapted to be used as asupporting bracket for the inner end of an awning supporting arm, although, of course, it is susceptible of being used in other relationships.

Iny awnings of the type which extends outwardly from a building over a sidewalk or other place and have their supports solely attached to the building, it is desirable to provide an attaching and supporting bracket which, in addition to being rigid and of the necessary strength, is also constructed so as to permit of adjusting the slope or dip of the awning.

An object of the invention is to provide a bracket which may be economically manufactured, is of a relatively few parts of simple construction, and which is capable of being easily adjusted over a wide range of adjustments for tilting or dipping the member supported therefrom as, for example, the changing of theinclination of the arm supporting an awning.

Additional objects and advantages will become apparent hereinafter in the accompanying drawing.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing, showing the same usedV as a supporting bracket for the foldable arms of an awning, and in which drawing Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the bracket together with the awning supportingv armsattached thereto, the latter being shown in the open or unfolded position;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the bracket and supporting arms shown in Fig. 1;

Fig, 3 is a side elevation of the bracket, the awning supporting arms being omitted therefrom; y -V Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the bracket taken approximately on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a detail view; and

Figure 6. isa sectional view taken approxif mately on line 6-6 of Figure 3.

The bracket is shownas used in connection with an awning of the type ywhich extends outwardly from a building over a sidewalk 0r other place/and has its point of supportentirely upon the building. An awning of this 50 type is, as a rule, of considerable width and itis desirable that the support therefor be not only rigid and substantial but also so ar.- ranged as to provide for an easy adjustment of the slope or dip of the awning, in other words, it is desirable to be able to raise or' lower the outer end of the awning with respect to the vertical. Before proceeding with the detailed description of the bracket itself a brief outline of the construction of the awning supporting arms will be set forth together' with the manner in which they `are adapted to function so that the advantages present in the bracket may be more fully and better understood.

The awning 1 is connected at its inner edge to a roller 2 upon and from which the awning may be rolled and unrolled, such roller 2 being suitably connected or ysecured to the wall 3 of the building above the brackets later to be described. The awning extends when in the unrolled position, outwardly over the sidewalk or other place across an awning pole 4, the outer edge ofthe awning hanging down on the. outside of the pole. W'hen the awning is rolledup upon theroll 2 the supporting arms which are attached to the pole'4, as will be later described, are adapted to fold up and to carry the pole 4 to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The supporting arms for the awning yare preferably two in number, these arms being indicated in the drawing as 5 and G, it being understood, of course, that a pair of such arms are used adjacent opposite edges of the awning. The arm 5, in the present instance, is the inner arm and is shown as formed of two separate bars, the inner ends of which are secured to an angularly disposed face portion 7.of what might be termed a hinge clevis member 8 having projections 9 and 10 to receive a hinge pin 11 supported by the bracket later to be described.v The hinge pin 11 is disposed at an angle outwardly from the bottom end thereof and inclined laterally with respect to the` vertical, which lateral inclination is oppositely disposedto the inclination of the angularly disposed face 7 of the hinge v clevis member 8. The outer ends of the bars forming the arm 5 are secured to a hinge litting 12 provided with hinge pin receiving projections 13 and 14 adapted to fit between the spaced arms 16 and 17 of a clevis member 18 to which the inner end of the outer arm 6' is secured. The hinge member 12 and 'the clevis member 16 are pivotally connected together by means of a hinge pin 19 extending through the pin receiving projections on each member, such pin being inclined out- 'wardly' at a slight Vangle and laterally in a direction opposite to the lateral inclination of the hinge pin 11. ."The outer end of the arm 6 is secured to a fitting 2O having ay forwardly projecting portion 21 adapted to fit between the spaced horizontally disposed arms of a bracket Y22 secured to the awning pole 4 and to be pivotally connected therewith by means of a pin 23. As is well under- 'stood in the art Vthe lateral inclination of the `pin 19is ,oppositely disposed tothe lateral Vcept in so faras it cooperates'with the'bracket nowV to be described, which bracket, of

Y course, forms the support for the innerend of the arm and provides the bearing and support for the hinge pin 11.

The bracket comprises Vtwo members, one

. of which is fixed tothe wall 3 or othersupport and carries the other which is adjustably and movably associated therewith. The

I member which is fixed to the wal'l or support 3 is preferably in the form-A of a casting and 'has a wall engagingrportioii 25 adapted to be Vsecured -to the wall by `a suitable means,

such as bolts or lag screws 26, while a second i portion of this member extends outwardly from the portion25 .in a plane substantially transverse thereof, this latter portion being indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral 27. The portion25 is, of course, provided with suitable reinforcing ribs,as is also the portion 27,`this latter portion having a peripheral rib 28 formed thereon;- In order to provide for the mounting of the adjustable member'of the bracket upon the portion 27 of the fixed member, an arcuate Vgroove or keyway 29 is formed in the portion 27, such groove or keyway extending substantially from the forward lower edge of the portion 27-to the middle Lipper edge thereof.A An arcuateslot 30 is formed in this groove or keyway adjacent the lower end thereof, which slot is of less width than -the width `of the keyway.- vInA order to provide a more secure connection between the members of the bracket, ratchet teeth 31, arranged adjacent an edge of the groove or keyway on the fixed'meniber, are adapted to and 36 adjacent the upper and lowerV z edges of the member, such portions Vbeing provided with aligned openings. through whichthe hinge pin 11 may pass. It should be noted, however, that the openings for the hinge pinv are not in vertical alignment since the upper outstanding portion 35is of less length than the lower portion- 36 and is disposed slightly forwardly thereof whereby the forward and lateral inclination of theYK hinge pin 11 is furnished. :The ad- .justable member 32 is provided on its under side, adjacent the arcuate edge thereof, with a concentric arcuate key or tongue 37 adapted to fit within the groove or keyway 29 of the fixed member, such interengagement effecting a certain predetermined relationship between the two bracket members. As already stated the arcuate edge of the member 32, as well as the arcuate keyV or tongue, is concentric withthe arcuate groove or keyway 29 from whichV factit will be apparent that.

the member 32 when positioned upon and i. moved around on the portion ,27 of the fixed member will, in effect, swing about the common center C of the groove and the edge of the member 32. In order to allow for a Vwide range of adjustment between the two members and to provide a positive locking arrangement for the same in the various positions of adjustment, the following ar-Y rangementv is followed.

` The member32 is provided with an arcuf ate slot 38 extending through the member' and the key or rib 37 intermediate-the ends of the latter and for a part of its length, which slot, of course, 'overlies the groove or keyway 29 in the portion 27 in the fixed member and which willhave its lower end overlapping the upper end ofthe slot 30 in the fixed member when the bracket members are in the position indicated in Fig. 3.

A bolt 39 carried by thefixed member and extending upwardly through the center of the groove orl key-way therein, passes through the slot 38 in the adjustable member in such position as to lie at the upper end of such slot when the two members are-in thel position indicated in Fig. 3.V A bolt 40 having its head 41 non-rotatably arranged between the sides of the ribs 34 and 33 isv carried by the adjustablemember and extends downward-- izs ly through the key or rib of the same into ber, which bolt is adapted to lie at the lower outer end of such slot when the parts are as illustrated in Fig. 3. It is thus apparent that using the relative position of the two bracket members, as shown in ig. 3,Y as a starting point, that the bolts 39 and 40'will lie at opposite ends of the slots 30 and 38 so that if it is desired to move the adjustable member in a clockwise direction the bolt 40 carried thereby may travel through the slot 30 in the fixed member while the bolt 39 carried Vby the fixed member may travel downwardly in the slot in the adjustable member. Then the adjustable member has been moved to the proper position of adjustment, nuts 42 and 43 carried by the bolts 39 and 40, respectively, may be threaded down upon the bolts and the two bracket members securely clamped together in their adjusted position. As a means of furthering the secure clamping action of the two members, ratchet teeth are arranged on the under side of the adjustable member adjacent the arcuate edge thereof, which teeth when the members are clamped, by means of the nuts and bolts, will interengage with ratchet teeth 31 on the fixed member. It should benoted that the two nuts 42 and 43 are in such position as to be easily accessible since the bolt 40 extends from the adjustable member through the fixed member and has its head arranged beneath the hinge pin 1l. `While the adjustable member 32 is, in fact, movable upon the fixed member about ther center C as a pivot, there is no xed pivot, the adjustable member, in effect, being a floating member, whereby the same may be completely detached or, reversely, may be easily assembled.

Although a preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described herein, it should be understood that the same is not to be limited thereto except in so far as the scope of the appended claims so limits it.

Having thus described invention, I claim: y

l. A bracket adapted tok be used as an awning support, comprising a fixed member adapted to be secured to a wall, and a member adjustable relative to said fixed member and adapted to be secured to the end of the awning supporting arm, said adjustable member substantially floating with respect to said fixed member and movable thereon about a predetermined center to various positions of adjustment, and means remote from said predetermined center for securing such members together in the various positions of adjustment.

2. A bracket adapted to be used with an awning support comprising a fixed member adapted to be secured to a wall, and a member adjustably associated therewith and adapted to be secured to the end of an awning supporting arm, said members having interengaging member while substantially floating with respect to the fixed member will move thereon about a predetermined center, and means remot-e from said predetermined center for securing said members in various positions of adjustment.

3. A bracket adapted to-be used with an awning support comprising a fixed member adapted to be secured to a wall, a floating member adjustably associated therewith and adapted to be secured to the end of an awi'ling'supporting arm, one of said members having` an arcuate groove and the 'other'of said members having an arcuate rib coactin-g with said groove and concentric therewith wherebyy the adjustable member may be moved for adjustment upon said fixed member and adapted to be secured to the end of'v the awning supporting arm, said adjustable member substantially floating with respect to said fixed member and movable thereon about a predetermined center to` various positions of adjustment, said members each having an.

arcuate slot 'concentric with said predetermined center throughwhich means carried by the other members extends for securing such members together in the various positions of adj ustment.

5. A bracket adapted to be used as an awning support comprising a fixed member adapted to be secured to alwall, and a member adjustably associated therewith and adaptedto be secured to the end of an awning supporting arm, said members having inter-engaging concentric portions whereby the 'adjustable member while substantially floating with respect to the fixed member will move thereon about a predetermined center, said members each having an arcuate slot concentric with respect to said predetermined center through which means carried by the other member extends for securing such members together in various positions of adjustment.

6. A bracket adapted to be used as an awning support comprising a fixed member adapted to be secured to a wall, and a member adjustably asociated therewith adapted to beI secured to the end of an awning supporting arm, said members having inter-engaging concentric portions whereby the adjustable member while substantially floating with respect to the fixed member will move thereon about a predetermined center, said members each having an arcuate slot concentric with respect to each other and to the said interengaging portions through which means carried by the other member extends forsecuring such members together in various positions of adjustment. f Y Y 7. A bracket adapted-to be Vused with an awning support comprising a xed member adapted to be secured to a wa11,.and a member adjustably associated therewith adapted tobe secured to the end of an awningA supporting arm, one of said members having an arcuate groove and the other of said members having an arcuate rib coacting with said groove and concentric therewith whereby the adjustable member may be moved for adj ustment upon said fixed member about a predetermined center, said members each having an arcuate slot concentric with respect to each otherv through which means carried by the i other member extends for securing such members together in various positionsrof adjustment.

awning support comprising a fixed member adapted to be secured to a wall7 and a member adjustably associated therewith adapted to be secured to the V,end of an awning supporting arm, one oftsaid members having an arcuate'groovey and the other of said members having an arcuate rib coacting with .said groove and concentric therewith whereby the adjustable member maybe moved for adjustment upon 'said fixed member about a predetermined center, said members each having an arcuate slot one of which Vextends through the'arcuate groove and the other of Vwhich extends through the arcuate rib, and

means carried by each member and extending"through the slot in the other member for securing said members in various positions of adjustment;

In testimony whereof7 I hereunto atlix my signature. Y Y

EDWARD- 'H. SCHANE.

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